Daniela Lucangeli - Understanding Dyscalculia: A guide to symptoms, management and treatment

This accessible book provides evidence-based guidelines on dyscalculia, offering a thorough explanation of the science behind the disorder. It combines this theoretical framework with practical recommendations, offering interventions for managing the condition at home and school and avoiding potential behavioural consequences.

Written in a straightforward style, this book provides a concise summary of relevant research to empower the reader to take an informed and positive approach to dyscalculia and those who live with it. The internationally based team of contributors examine the different models that explain the construct of dyscalculia, looking at definitions and theories alongside signs, symptoms and diagnoses. Chapters also explore how to communicate diagnosis to peers, possible cultural differences and sensitivities when related to mathematics education and dyscalculia and the importance of maintaining a proactive attitude when working with children with dyscalculia.

Understanding Dyscalculia is essential reading for parents and practitioners in clinical and educational psychology, education professionals and students and researchers of special educational needs, educational psychology and counselling psychology.

Daniela Lucangeli has a PhD in developmental sciences from Leiden University. She is a tenured professor at the Education, Psychology and Medicine Department of Padua University.

Series editor: Alessandro Antonietti

Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

This volume is one of a rapidly developing series in Understanding Atypical Development, published by Routledge. This book series is a set of basic, concise guides on various developmental disorders or issues of atypical development. The books are aimed at parents, but also professionals in health, education, social care and related fields, and are focused on providing insights into the aspects of the condition that can be troubling to children, and what can be done about it. Each volume is grounded in scientific theory but with an accessible writing style, making them ideal for a wide variety of audiences.

Each volume in the series is published in hardback, paperback and eBook formats. More information about the series is available on the official website at: www.routledge.com/Understanding-Atypical-Development/book-series/UATYPDEV, including details of all the titles published to date.

Published Titles

Understanding Tourette Syndrome

By Carlotta Zanaboni Dina and Mauro Porta

Understanding Rett Syndrome

By Rosa Angela Fabio, Tindara Capr and Gabriella Martino

Understanding Conduct Disorder and Oppositional-Defiant Disorder

Laura Vanzin & Valentina Mauri

Understanding Giftedness

Maria Assunta Zanetti, Gianluca Gualdi and Michael Cascianelli

Edited by Daniela Lucangeli

First published 2021

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ISBN: 978-1-138-38987-8 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-38988-5 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-0-429-42358-1 (ebk)

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